Band
The band, consisting of the Pipes and Drums performed at parades, public relation trips and recruit shows. The Pipe Section and the Drum Section performed at mess dinners; parades; sporting events; ceremonies (official or squadron); weddings; funerals; public relations; wing events; Christmas and Graduation Balls; private events; and holidays.
The bands performed traditional military, pop, modern and highland music, as well as a few jazz and contemporary numbers. To honour the College, the band played "Hatley Park" and "Going Home" the official quick and slow march of the Royal Roads Military College preceded by "The Standard of St. George". The band also played "Dunsmuir Castle" composed by PI G.R. Bruner for the royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II to RRMC in 1983.
To honour the academic staff of Canadian Military Colleges, the bands played "March of the Peers: from Iolanthe" (1881) words Sir William S. Gilbert, music Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900), arrangement Bryceson Treharne which opens with a fanfare leading to a swaggering march from Sullivan's "Iolanthe".
To honour the environments, the bands played the Tri-Service March Past: "Heart of Oak" (Maritime Command); "Celer Paratus Callidus" (Land Force Command) and "RCAF March Past" (Air Command). To march on the colours at RRMC parades, they played "The Maple Leaf Forever". During the annual Sunset Ceremony at RRMC, "Pathfinders" was performed during the Precision drill display.
They played "The British Grenadiers", which is the advance in review order, regimental quick march for the Canadian Armed Forces. They played traditional pipes and drums tunes such as "The Skye Boat Song", "Flower of Scotland", "The Barren Rocks of Aden/Mary's Wedding".
To honour the Royal Marines, the band played the slow march "The Globe and Laurel".
- 4/4 Marches: "Scotland the Brave/We're no Awa Te Bide Awa"
- 3/4 Marches: "Green Hills of Tyrol"
- 2/4 Marches: "High Road to Gairloch" / "The Barren Rocks of Aden"
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